he spoke about its passage a little while ago. update our viewers. reporter: wolf, it was the top priority from the day president biden set foot in the oval office 50 days ago. and when he speaks to the nation tomorrow night in his first primetime address he says he is going to talk about the next phase of the covid recovery process, the next phase where the backbone of it will be the legislative victory he just secured. help is on the way. reporter: tonight on day 50 for president joe biden the first mission accomplished. this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. reporter: the house passing biden s number one priority, the sweeping $1.9 trillion covid relief plan. and biden planning to sign it into law on friday. we have passed historic, consequential and transformative legislation. reporter: the bill broadly popular nationwide with 61% supporting the measure according to a cnn/ssrs poll and 66% saying the bill will help the eco
forward to signing it, which he s expected to do at the white house on friday. also breaking, the president just announced a plan to buy an additional $100 million doses of the single-shot johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine. that comes as several states are expanding eligibility requirements and allowing more residents to be vaccinated. let s get straight to the white house right now, where our senior white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us. this is a major victory for the new biden administration. that s right, wolf. when president biden addresses the nation in prime time tomorrow night, his first prime time address, he says he s going to talk about what s next, launching the next phase in the coronavirus relief process and a central component of that next phase will be the legislative victory he just secured. help is on the way. reporter: tonight on day 50 for president joe biden, the first mission accomplished. this bill represents an historic, histo